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Ohio State Penitentiary Fire, 1930

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The Ohio State Penitentiary fire, the worst prison fire in US history, occurred on the evening of April 21st, 1930. By the time the fire was brought under control some 317 prisoners had died and five more would succumb to their injuries in the days that followed.

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